Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

A photo of me on my fake commute. We are living in traumatic times, and we need to prioritize building resilience. As the COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out (although not as fast as we’d like), we know there will be an end to the pandemic. But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021. If we learned anything during 2020, work-life balance is much harder when working from home.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created by the federal CARES Act to help organizations pay employees and cover other qualifying business expenses. Some nonprofits are eligible for the PPP loan and may be able to use a portion to cover software costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted organizations worldwide, including nonprofits. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created by the federal CARES Act to help eligible nonprofits, and other business entities, keep staff on the payrol

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

A first-hand account from a CVA who succeeded in sustaining the connection to volunteers sidelined by the pandemic. Covid-19 has been a game changer for all of us: it challenged my program at the Smithsonian in ways large and small. Smithsonian Associates (SA) , which annually presents 700+ classes and other educational and entertaining programs, made a hard fast pivot in June 2020, when it began to present all of its lectures and art courses as livestreamed programs on Zoom.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 12, 2021

Welcome back! For our first video of the year, we sat down with marketing expert Kerstin Heuer to discuss goals. It is important to reflect on the challenges and opportunities that 2020 brought. Kerstin shared a tool she’s been using to reflect on the last year both personally and professionally. While the typical new year’s resolutions might not be the best way to achieve realistic goals, this method could be more effective.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2021

Corporate social responsibility has taken on a completely new look since we all started staying the social six feet apart and began doing our jobs from home. Gone are the CSR programs focused solely on giving campaigns or matching gifts – the future of CSR is creating a holistic environment for employees to bring their whole selves to work and feel as if their full personalities, interests, and needs are being just as nurtured and developed as their professional ones.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

2020 will go into the history books as one of the most significant for social causes, including the ways Young Americans responded. Cause and Social Influence studied the actions by and influences on this cohort, ages 18-30, throughout the year in which three major movements occurred and published six reports sharing those findings related to: The COVID-19 pandemic (April and May reports).

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